Spicy Pumpkin Cookies

Zoulah Welcomes You Once Again to Her Bewitchen Kitchen.

 

Zoulah found this cute Wilton cookie cutter and she had a plan.  See cookie cutter below.  She wanted to make some sugar cookies, but not just any sugar cookies.  She wanted to flavor the cookies with spices and then dye the dough orange and brown.  When she went to dye a small amount of the dough brown she cackled with disappointment when she realized that the Red Couch Kitchen had no brown coloring.  What's a witch to do?  She used cocoa instead. 

The cocoa in the cookies tasted delicious.  The cookies came out so big and fun.  The Red Couch Kids loved them in their lunches.  Zoulah featured these on her "Too Many Pumpkins" tablescape.

The shapes are interchangeable and are fun to create a Jack-O-Lantern face with. 

This recipe makes a hard sugar cookie; this is good since the cookie cutter makes a large cookie and the hardness provides stability.  The recipe has been adapted from Beaulah, (Purple Chocolat Home),  Zoulah's twin sister.

Recipe and instructions for Pumpkin Cookies

1 box Betty Crocker French Vanilla Cake Mix (dry)

1 egg

1/2 cup very soft butter.

2-4 tablespoons of flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg.

Zoulah's Notes:  You can modify the amount of spices for your taste.

Put dry cake mix, egg, and butter in medium mixing bowl.  Beat with a mixer until thoroughly mixed.  Then separate a small amount of cookie dough and dye it brown for the pumpkin face and stem.  Dye the remaining dough with orange coloring.  You do not need to refrigerate this dough.  Roll out the dough adding up to 4 tablespoons of flour, if necessary.  Zoulah did not add any extra flour.  Cut out pumpkins with cutters.  Zoulah placed brown Jack-O-Lantern cut out faces on top of the orange pumpkins; you can also just cut out a face on the pumpkin.  Bake in 350 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes.

Zoulah thanks you from the top of her witchie hat for dropping by Red Couch Recipes.